Winter weather Feb 12th

Colette Nuttall handout photo of a lorry overturning on the M62 motorway at Scammoden water in West Yorkshire between Junction 22-23 Westbound. The Met Office has forecast 70mm (2.75 inches) of rain by Friday in the already-sodden West Country - more than the region would normally get in the whole of February - with south Wales, western Scotland, Northern Ireland and other parts of southern England also expected to bear the brunt of the deluge. : Colette Nuttall/PA Wire

Storms And Strong Winds Batter UK Coastal Areas

BLACKPOOL - FEBRUARY 12: Members of the public struggle in the high winds at Blackpool promenade on February 12, 2014, Blackpool, England. High winds with gusts of over 100mph are causing disruption to parts of the UK with the Met Office issuing a red weather warning. (Photo by Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

Winter weather Feb 12th

People watch and photograph waves as they break on Porthcawl harbour, South Wales, where the region is being batter by winds of up to 92 miles per hour and the Met Office has issued a red weather warning as the latest UK storm passes over the country. : Ben Birchall/PA Wire

Storms And Strong Winds Batter UK Coastal Areas

SENNEN, UNITED KINGDOM - FEBRUARY 12: Storm waves crash over cliffs at Sennen Cove near Lands End on February 12, 2014 in Cornwall, England. Parts of the UK are experiencing severe storms and rising water levels today, with the Met Office issuing a rare red weather warning - the most severe level of threat - for 'exceptionally strong winds' of up to 100mph. (Photo by Matt Cardy/Getty Images)

Storms And Strong Winds Batter UK Coastal Areas

UK storms

NEW BRIGHTON, UNITED KINGDOM - FEBRUARY 12: A miniature sandstorm whipped up unusually high winds blows across the breakwater next to the Perch Rock lighthouse on February 12, 2014 in New Brighton, United Kingdom. Parts of the UK are experiencing severe storms and rising water levels today, with the Met Office issuing a rare red weather warning - the most severe level of threat - for 'exceptionally strong winds' of up to 100mph. (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)

Winter weather Feb 12th

People are caught out and hit with sea spray and foam on Porthcawl esplinade, South Wales, where the region is being batter by winds of up to 92 miles per hour and the Met Office has issued a red weather warning as the latest UK storm passes over the country. : Ben Birchall/PA Wire

Winter weather Feb 12th

Storms And Strong Winds Batter UK Coastal Areas

BLACKPOOL - FEBRUARY 12: Traffic makes its way past a damaged building at Blackpool Promenade on February 12, 2014, Blackpool, England. High winds with gusts of over 100mph are causing disruption to parts of the UK with the Met Office issuing a red weather warning. (Photo by Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

Winter weather Feb 12th

Nikki Vipers from Egham, Surrey looks at the flooded garden of her parent's home in Egham, Surrey. : Steve Parsons/PA Wire

Winter weather Feb 12th

The toll booths are closed on the M48 motorway and the Severn Bridge going across the Bristol Channel from England to Wales is closed to all vehicles as the Met Office issue a red weather warning and high winds begin to effect South West wales as the latest UK storm passes over the country. : Ben Birchall/PA Wire

Winter weather Feb 12th

The M48 motorway and the Severn Bridge going across the Bristol Channel from England to Wales is devoid of cars andlorries as it is now closed to all vehicles as the Met Office issue a red weather warning and high winds begin to effect South West wales as the latest UK storm passes over the country. : Ben Birchall/PA Wire

Winter weather Feb 12th

Access to the M48 motorway and the Severn Bridge going across the Bristol Channel from England to Wales is closed to all vehicles as the Met Office issue a red weather warning and high winds begin to effect South West wales as the latest UK storm passes over the country.: Ben Birchall/PA Wire

Winter weather Feb 12th

Handout photo issued by local resident Christian Gandar of flooding near the River Severn in Worcester. . The Environment Agency has warned that alongside the Thames in Oxfordshire, West Berkshire and Reading, the Severn in Worcestershire is at an increased risk of flooding for the next five days. See PA story WEATHER Floods Worcester. Photo credit should read: Christian Gandar /PA Wire

Winter weather Feb 12th

Handout satellite image issued by the University of Dundee and received at 11.45am by the University's Satellite Receiving Station, that shows the scale of the storm that is currently threatening to hit the UK. : NEODASS/University of Dundee/PA Wire

Winter weather Feb 12th

Winter weather Feb 12th

Members of the army rescue residents in Egham, Surrey.: Steve Parsons/PA Wire

Storms And Strong Winds Batter UK Coastal Areas

BLACKPOOL - FEBRUARY 12: Traffic makes its way along Blackpool Promenade on February 12, 2014, Blackpool, England High winds with gust of over 100mph are causing disruption to parts of the UK with the Met Office issuing a red weather warning. (Photo by Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

Storms And Strong Winds Batter UK Coastal Areas

SENNEN, UNITED KINGDOM - FEBRUARY 12: Storm waves crash over the harbour wall at Sennen Cove near Lands End on February 12, 2014 in Cornwall, England. Parts of the UK are experiencing severe storms and rising water levels today, with the Met Office issuing a rare red weather warning - the most severe level of threat - for exceptionally strong winds of up to 100mph. (Photo by Matt Cardy/Getty Images)

Storms And Strong Winds Batter UK Coastal Areas

SENNEN, UNITED KINGDOM - FEBRUARY 12: A man looks at the waves at Sennen Cove near Lands End on February 12, 2014 in Cornwall, England. Parts of the UK are experiencing severe storms and rising water levels today, with the Met Office issuing a rare red weather warning - the most severe level of threat - for exceptionally strong winds of up to 100mph. (Photo by Matt Cardy/Getty Images)

Storms And Strong Winds Batter UK Coastal Areas

LANDS END, UNITED KINGDOM - FEBRUARY 12: Storm waves crash over the Longships Lighthouse just off Lands End on February 12, 2014 in Cornwall, England. Parts of the UK are experiencing severe storms and rising water levels today, with the Met Office issuing a rare red weather warning - the most severe level of threat - for 'exceptionally strong winds' of up to 100mph. (Photo by Matt Cardy/Getty Images)

Storms And Strong Winds Batter UK Coastal Areas

BLACKPOOL - FEBRUARY 12: Members of the public struggle in the high winds at Blackpool promenade on February 12, 2014, Blackpool, England. High winds with gusts of over 100mph are causing disruption to parts of the UK with the Met Office issuing a red weather warning. (Photo by Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

Storms And Strong Winds Batter UK Coastal Areas

BLACKPOOL- FEBRUARY 12: Members of the public struggle in the high winds at Blackpool promenade on February 12, 2014, Blackpool, England. High winds with gusts of over 100mph are causing disruption to parts of the UK with the Met Office issuing a red weather warning. (Photo by Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

Winter weather Feb 12th

People watch and photograph waves as they break on Porthcawl harbour, South Wales, where the region is being batter by winds of up to 92 miles per hour and the Met Office has issued a red weather warning as the latest UK storm passes over the country. d: Ben Birchall/PA Wire

Storms And Strong Winds Batter UK Coastal Areas

BLACKPOOL - FEBRUARY 12: Members of the public struggle in the high winds at Blackpool promenade on February 12, 2014, Blackpool, England. High winds with gusts of over 100mph are causing disruption to parts of the UK with the Met Office issuing a red weather warning. (Photo by Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

Winter weather Feb 12th

People struggle to walk on Porthcawl esplinade, South Wales, where the region is being batter by winds of up to 92 miles per hour and the Met Office has issued a red weather warning as the latest UK storm passes over the country. : Ben Birchall/PA Wire

Winter weather Feb 12th

People are caught out and hit with sea spray and foam on Porthcawl esplinade, South Wales, where the region is being batter by winds of up to 92 miles per hour and the Met Office has issued a red weather warning as the latest UK storm passes over the country. : Ben Birchall/PA Wire

Winter weather Feb 12th

People watch and photograph waves as they break on Porthcawl harbour, South Wales, where the region is being batter by winds of up to 92 miles per hour and the Met Office has issued a red weather warning as the latest UK storm passes over the country. : Ben Birchall/PA Wire